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McCartney og Beatles priser
Awards and records
AWARDS: Marked in black
WORLD RECORDS: Marked in green
Awards:
Most succesful popular music composer of all time
Paul is honoured by The Guinness Book Of Records with a unique rhodium disc to mark his official standing as the most successful popular music composer of all time. Wings tour the UK, climaxing with a massive 'Rockestra' all-star collection of musicians in London in aid of UNICEF and Kampuchean refugees.
Composer of the Millenium
Paul is voted "The Composer of the Millennium" in a poll conducted by the BBC, getting more votes than Mozart, Bach and Beethoven and beating contemporaries including Frank Zappa, Prince, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan. 1999
Sir Paul McCartney crowned Ultimate Legend at MTV awards
November 7th, 2008 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has been bestowed with the Ultimate Legend honour at the 15th MTV Europe awards held at the Liverpool Echo Arena, Britain.Presenting the award Bono bowed before McCartney and said: “You can call him Sir. I call him Lord,” reports mirror.co.uk.
The best band ever
Representing The Beatles, Paul attends the New Musical Express 'Brat' awards to receive the NME readers' award for The Beatles as "The Best Band - Ever".
Artist having hits as a Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet etc
Paul McCartney not only had hits but topped the chart in each of the following guises.
1) Solo - "Pipes Of Peace" (1983)
2) Duo - with Stevie Wonder "Ebony And Ivory" (1982)
3) Trio - Wings ("Wings Mull Of Kintyre" / "Girls' School") (1977) (at this time Wings consisted of Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, [guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left the month before to join the re-formed Small Faces])
4) Quartet - Beatles (with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) (16 no. 1s from 1963-1969 in this formation).
5) Quintet - Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back (1969)
Now, the above is impressive enough. But it gets get better, if a little tenuous;
6) Sextet - Ferry Aid (with Mel Appleby, Kim Appleby, Kate Bush, Boy George, Jim Diamond) (1987)
9) Nine - - with The Christians (Garry & Russell Christian and Henry Priestman), Holly Johnson, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman - "Ferry Cross The Mersey" (1989) - counting Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman as three separate 'performers' as they had artist credits.
Multi - difficult to know exactly how many performed on this - Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas" (with Bananarama, Bob Geldof, Culture Club, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Heaven 17, Human League, Kool and the Gang, Midge Urge, Paul Young, Phil Collins, Spandau Ballet, Status Quo, Sting, The Style Council U2, Wham!). Paul also did a narration for the 'b' side to this disc.
Nobel price
Paul is named the world's first recipient of the Swedish Polar Music Award, a Nobel-prize for music. 1992
American music award 1986
Paul receives the American Music Awards' Award Of Merit and is inducted into the Guinness Hall Of Fame.
Silver Clef award
Paul is awarded an honorary doctorate by Sussex University and honoured with Music Therapy's Silver Clef award.
1988
Ivor Novello award
At the annual Ivor Novello Awards in London, Paul is honoured with Britain's highest award for a songwriter - the first Fellowship of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.2000
Freedom of the city of Liverpool award
Paul is awarded the Freedom of The City Of Liverpool. 1984
Animal award
Paul and Linda are honoured by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with a special achievement award for their work to promote care of animals. 1996.
Album of the year 1997
Flaming Pie
is nominated for a Grammy® as Album of the Year.
Album of the year 1973
Band on the run
is nominated for a Grammy as Album of the Year.
Horizon award 1998
Paul wins the USA's National Public Radio New Horizon Award for Standing Stone and in recognition of his work to broaden the appeal of classical music.
Sony award
The Tug Of War album wins three BPI Awards for Best Male Artist, Outstanding British Contribution To Music and a special Sony Award.1982
Peace award
January 2002; in recognition of his lifetime support for the freedom-fighting organisation, Amnesty International presents Paul with a special award at a ceremony in New York. The award recognises Paul's efforts to try right wrongs through his protest songs, from the black civil rights song 'Blackbird' in the Sixties through to Freedom four decades on.
Best music-video in 1983
The video for the Pipes Of Peace single wins the BPI Best Video award.
Grammy award
Rockestra theme gets a grammy for the best arrangement in 1979.
Song of the year 1976
Silly love songs wins the price of best song in 1976.
Best song to a movie in 2001
Vanilla sky
Best soundtrack in 1984
Give my regards to broad street
Best song to a movie in 1973
Live and let die
EMMY® AWARD-WINNING CONCERT IN RED SQUARE 2003
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals award
Paul is up for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" for his rendition of George's "Something" that he performed live in 2002 at The Concert for George at Royal Albert Hall with Eric Clapton.
Best New Artist(with the Beatles) (1964)
Best Performance By A Vocal Group (with the Beatles) (1964)
Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male Or Female (1966)
Song Of The Year (Michelle) (1965)
Best Contemporary Album (Sgt. Pepper) (1967)
Album Of The Year (Sgt. Pepper) (1967)
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special (Let it be) (1970)
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (1971)
Uncle Albert
Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus (with Wings) (1974)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance (with Wings) (1979)
Best Music Video, Long Form (with the Beatles) (1996)
Best Music Video, Short Form (with the Beatles) (1996)
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (with the Beatles) (1996)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (1993)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (1995)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (1997)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (1998)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (1999)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (1999)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (2000)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (2000)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (2000)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (2001)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (2001)
Grammy
Hall of Fame Award (with the Beatles) (2002)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1988 (with the Beatles)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1999 (solo)
Member of the British Empire
1965
Knight of the British Empire
11-Mar-1997
World records:
Largest Concert Audience For A Rock Artist
The largest paying audience ever attracted by a solo performer was an estimated 180,000–184,000, in the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a Paul McCartney concert held on April 21, 1990.
Most no. 1 hits ever by an artist
Paul McCartney is credited as the writer on a total of 32 number one hits in the US and 28 in the UK (Co-Written). More than any other artist; even Elvis Presley.
Best selling single in the world on grammophone.
Mull of kintyre (1977) became the best selling single ever on grammophone. Paul won an Ivor Novello award for the achievement.
Richest Musician in the world
Paul is the richest musician in the world with 800 million pounds. He became the richest in 1993, and has ever since became more and more rich. Last year (2004) he reached 800 million pounds.
Most Successful Songwriting Duo
The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (born June 18, 1942). They co-wrote 23 US No 1 singles. McCartney is credited as the writer on a total of 32 number one hits in the US to Lennon's 26, whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).
Most Recorded Song
The most recorded song is "Yesterday" written by Paul McCartney. From 1965 to January 1, 1986 some 1,600 versions of the song were made. The song was first recorded in June 1965 and released that August on the Help! album. It has been covered by artists such Elvis Presley, Boyz II Men, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, and Gladys Knight. The song reportedly came to McCartney in a dream. He woke up, went to the piano, turned on the tape recorder, and played the song. He then spent the next few weeks trying to figure out whether he'd heard the song before or just made it up in his sleep!
Most played song on Radio (8 million times)
Officially announces that Yesterday has passed its eight millionth USA airplay, making it the most-played song on radio.
Best selling musician in the 70´s
Paul McCartney is the best selling artist in the 70´s over the whole world. The runner-up is Elton John and then Bee Gees.
Best selling the musician in the 60´s
Paul McCartney and the Beatles are the best selling artists in the 60´s. The runner-up is Elvis Presley and then Cliff Richard.
Biggest All-Times Sales For A Band
The Beatles have amassed the greatest sales for any group. All-time sales have been estimated by EMI at over one billion discs and tapes to date. In 2001, they had been certified for album sales of 163.5 million in the US alone. The band has numerous other world records, including that for most recorded song - Lennon and McCartney's "Yesterday" had 1,600 versions recorded between 1965 and January 1, 1986. Also, their album titled 1, released on November 13, 2000, sold 13.5 million copies around the world in its first month, making it the fastest-selling album.
Best Selling Video Award in 1985
Ruport and the frog song got the biggest selling video award in 1985
Most No.1 Singles On US Chart
The Beatles have enjoyed the most number one hits on the US singles chart. The group notched up 20 number one hits between 1964 and 1970
Most US Chart No. 1 Albums By A Group
The most No. 1 albums in the US chart by a group is 19, by The Beatles. Their chart-topping tally is more than double the number of those held by Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones, with nine. Their latest chart-topping album was aptly entitled 1 and was released in 2001.
Most Platinum RIAA Certificates For A Group
The group with the most platinum certificates is The Beatles, with 33. The band also holds the record for the most multiplatinum albums, with 13.
Most weeks spend in the UK charts ever
Paul McCartney has spend 93 weeks at the top of the UK charts (Including the Beatles). The runner-up is Elvis Presley with 80 weeks.
Fastest selling tickets
During the tour, Paul - who already holds the world record for the biggest stadium crowd in history (184,000), set in Rio in 1990 - notches up a couple more: in Sydney, 20,000 tickets for two arena shows sell out in eight minutes
Most Questions Asked Online
On May 17, 1997, Sir Paul McCartney received over 3 million questions from fans in 30 minutes, during a web event to promote his album Flaming Pie.
Most Consecutive No.1 Singles In The UK Charts
The record for the most consecutive No. 1s in the UK charts is held by The Beatles, who had 11 hits in a row between 1963 and 1966 (from "From Me to You" through to "Yellow Submarine").
Most Christmas No.1 Singles In UK Charts
The Beatles have had four No.1 UK Christmas singles: "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (1963), "I Feel Fine" (1964), "Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out" (1965), and "Hello Goodbye" (1967).
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